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Example candidate
Example candidateAdam D.
National GC VP of Business Development
- VP BD over $2.8B annual pursuit portfolio
- Led 5 Directors of BD across regions
- Enterprise hyperscale account-book depth
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Retained VP of BD search for GC, CM, owner, and developer firms — multi-region pursuit strategy, C-suite pursuit-team leadership, and enterprise account-book depth. Board-referenced, confidential outreach.
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Example candidateA structured retained-search process for the C-suite BD seat — where the wrong VP BD costs multi-year account relationships and the Director of BD bench.
60–90 minute session with CEO / board. Align on target accounts, pursuit strategy, BD bench, and confidentiality.
Discreet outreach across a targeted candidate universe. Shortlist of 3–5 VP BD candidates with board memos, references, and independent 360 diligence.
Final CEO/board slate. Replacement guarantee protects the placement through the transition window.
VPs of BD anchor multi-region pursuit strategy and enterprise account book. Multi-region pursuit history, Director of BD bench leadership, and enterprise-account-book depth separate a VP BD who compounds pursuit-hit-rate from one who becomes the reason Chief Estimators refuse to qualify pursuits.
Every VP BD candidate has verified multi-region pursuit strategy history — not senior Director BD tenure re-titled.
Reference-verified retention, promotion, and BD-team culture built across multi-region Director BD bench.
Verified enterprise account-book depth — not individual named-account BD tenure. Referenced from prior CEOs and top clients.
Every candidate is board-referenced, CEO-vetted, and matched to your firm. Anonymized examples below reflect real retained-search profiles.
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Example candidate“VP of BD” means different things across firm types. Below are the retained-search specializations we handle:
We’ll help you scope the mandate on the CEO / board kickoff — target accounts, pursuit strategy, and Director BD bench.
VP of BD hires live and die on multi-region pursuit strategy, Director of BD bench leadership, and enterprise account-book depth. Below is what every candidate has documented before you meet them:
Reference-verified from prior CEOs and boards.
Reference-verified BD-team retention, promotion, and culture built.
Verified enterprise account-book from prior CEOs and top clients.
Verified board-briefing discipline on pursuit portfolio and pipeline.
Reference-verified pursuit-hit-rate improvement at enterprise level.
Base + variable + LTI + equity architecture aligned with board and CEO expectations before finalists.
Time to CEO / board-facing shortlist is typically 4–6 weeks. Total time to placement is typically 60–120 days.
All VP-level searches are retained. Fee is typically 30–35% of first-year cash comp.
Yes. Retained-search discretion is standard.
Yes. All firm types are core coverage.
Reference-verify with prior CEOs, top clients, and Chief Estimators on account-book durability across leadership turnover.
Yes. Every VP BD placement carries a replacement guarantee. Guarantee terms are confirmed in the retained-search agreement.
Yes. Team builds (VP BD + Directors + BD Managers) route through executive search plus embedded recruiting.
Generalist ES firms lack construction-industry account fluency at the VP BD level. iRecruit.co VP BD recruiters verify multi-region pursuit strategy and enterprise account-book depth — every candidate is matched to your firm.
60–90 minute CEO / board kickoff. We’ll align on target accounts, pursuit strategy, BD bench, and confidentiality — then start the retained-search process.
